El Mariachi
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Happy Valentine's Day to you too.....
Department store firearms? What ya got?...
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El Mariachi
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The latest addition to my addiction....
(JC Higgins/Hi Standard Model #80)
(JC Higgins/Hi Standard Model #80)
CajunBass
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It most likely was made by Winchester.
I don't have any called Ted Williams or J.C. Higgins, but I have a Marlin Glenfield 25, which I think was on the market only for department stores. Also a couple of Antonio Zoli shotguns which I think were sold by SEARS or Penny's. I think one or both of them might have SEARS stamped on them.
There weren't a lot of dedicated gun stores around when I was growing up. I got my first .22 bolt action repeater (Mossberg 340K) and my first shotgun (Stevens 311 12ga. double) at the local hardware store. My first handgun was a High Standard .22 from K-Mart, my first high-power rifle a 7mm Mauser from Montgomery Ward, my first pump shotgun a Sears 200 (Winchester 1200) from Sears-Roebuck. My first centerfire pistol was a WWII surplus Walther P38 I got mail order from Interarmco in Alexandria, VA, from an ad in a 1967 edition of Guns & Ammo magazine; it cost $59, plus shipping.
cooldude14
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I have a Glenfield model 30a which is just a marlin 336 in 3030 with a scope
pikid89
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I'm currently working on a deal for a New Haven 600AT w/ C-Lect Choke....an upgraded mossberg 500 with nicer wood and a rattle free forend...made for sears i think
I have a Sears Roebuck marked 20guage single shot, full choke, shotgun. The opening mechanism is located on the front of the trigger guard, and it is not marked with any Sears "brand name". It was purchased in 1983, and is still in very nice shape. I've used it for many a good hunt through the years, and have since passed it off to my son, who began using it this year on his first hunts. I have no idea who actually made it. Recently picked up a H&R Pardner so that I could hunt with my son, and although I like it very much, the Sears gun is the better made of the two.
Hunterdad
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Just picked up a Ranger, which is a Stevens 520. I'm pretty sure its a department store gun, just not sure which one.
1911 guy
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Got an old Sears and Roebuck .410 bolt action that came from my Dad. Trigger mechanism is so worn that it's unsafe to shoot, maybe one day I'll get it fixed.
marv
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I have a Ruger stainless 10-22 with the laminated full length Mannlicher stock and sling. It was a WalMart exclusive. Nice looking young lady carried it to the door for me.
El Mariachi
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Nice job, Gents.....let's keep going....
(on another note, I screwed up on a 1912 Ranger SxS the other day on GB. Somehow my Max Bid thing didn't work according to plan. Crap, might have been able to nab it for $165.00 if all had went well. Neat shotgun nonetheless)
(on another note, I screwed up on a 1912 Ranger SxS the other day on GB. Somehow my Max Bid thing didn't work according to plan. Crap, might have been able to nab it for $165.00 if all had went well. Neat shotgun nonetheless)
El Mariachi
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Woke up this morning and found out that I got a new girl moving into my house------1960 Sears/JC Higgins Model #29 in .22. Built by Hi Standard. Can't wait to get her to the range......
thebaldguy
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There were more than a few Coast to Coast and Western Field guns around my Dad's family.
Here's a link for the varieties of store brand firearms:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/store_brand_house_guns.htm
Here's a link for the varieties of store brand firearms:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/store_brand_house_guns.htm
gloucestergarand
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My first shottie was a very nice Remington 1100, purchased from JC Penney in Enterprise, Alabama, in 1979, while in flight school. $220. She's still purty...
wgaynor
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Picked up a Mossberg 600CT a couple of months ago for about $100. It's a 20 gauge with the poly choke. After contacting Mossberg, I found out it was manufactured in 1982 (if my memory serves me correct).
Makes for a good multi-purpose shotty
Makes for a good multi-purpose shotty
AK_Maine_iac
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I have a Ted Williams 410 pump shotgun that my dad got back in the mid 60's at Sears. I believe it was made by Winchester. (not sure)
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I stumbled upon this thread and felt it needed to be resurrected and kept going. First post so im sure ill get flamed but oh well. My dept store guns.
Glenfield/marlin mdl 60
Ranger 31/stevens 520 double hump
Boito/kmart 20g breakopen single barrel
Glenfield/marlin mdl 60
Ranger 31/stevens 520 double hump
Boito/kmart 20g breakopen single barrel
Sears Ted Williams Model 53 in 30-06. It is a rebranded post 64 Winchester model 70. Probably from the early middle 70's My wife's uncle bought it to try deer hunting. It probably didn't have 40 rounds through it when I got it. The trigger is sweet and it shoots lights out.
MedWheeler
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Bought a Ruger 10/22 from a store that I think was called simply "Best" back in 1986 in Palm Beach County, Florida. It was a discount department store with some emphasis on electronics (TV, home audio, etc.) at the time.
Bought a FIE (of Brazil) single-shot 20 gauge shotgun from a Woolworth's store in the then-existent Palm Beach Mall that same year. They also had, at the time, German Mausers for around $69, and Ruger Mini-14 rifles for around $130. I think my shotgun was about $79.
If I had known then what I know now...
Last month, I picked up a pre-68 Glenfield 75, an "economy" version of the Marlin 99M1 which was a .22LR rifle made to commerate the M1 carbine. As I understand, the Glenfield was never listed as a regular catelog item; it was a "promotional" item only, and was likely sold through some department or hardware stores
Bought a FIE (of Brazil) single-shot 20 gauge shotgun from a Woolworth's store in the then-existent Palm Beach Mall that same year. They also had, at the time, German Mausers for around $69, and Ruger Mini-14 rifles for around $130. I think my shotgun was about $79.
If I had known then what I know now...
Last month, I picked up a pre-68 Glenfield 75, an "economy" version of the Marlin 99M1 which was a .22LR rifle made to commerate the M1 carbine. As I understand, the Glenfield was never listed as a regular catelog item; it was a "promotional" item only, and was likely sold through some department or hardware stores
SC Shooter
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My first shotgun given to me by my parents when I was 14 was a Western Field 16 ga pump. With it, I harvested many a squirrel, rabbit and partridge; not to mention my very first deer when I was 17. Talk about your "go to" gun.
utbrowningman
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Sears and Roebuck JC Higgins Model 102.25 12 gauge.
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